Eastview, Tennessee

Eastview, Tennessee
—  Town  —
Location of Eastview, Tennessee
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Tennessee
County McNairy
Area
 • Total 5.0 sq mi (13.0 km2)
 • Land 5.0 sq mi (13.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation 522 ft (159 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 618
 • Density 123.2/sq mi (47.6/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 47-22920[1]
GNIS feature ID 1283436[2]

Eastview is a town in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 618 at the 2000 census.

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Geography

Eastview is located at (35.081209, -88.550886)[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.0 square miles (13 km2), all of it land.

Newspaper

Eastview's newspaper is the Independent Appeal, which serves all of McNairy County. It was founded in 1902. It is located at 111 N. 2nd St. in Selmer.

Demographics

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 618 people, 277 households, and 186 families residing in the town. The population density was 123.2 people per square mile (47.6/km²). There were 302 housing units at an average density of 60.2 per square mile (23.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 94.34% White, 3.56% African American, 0.81% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 277 households out of which 25.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.2% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.68.

In the town the population was spread out with 19.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 28.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 87.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $29,766, and the median income for a family was $35,938. Males had a median income of $28,173 versus $21,625 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,094. About 8.3% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

References

  1. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.